Children's labor is neither a relic of bygone times nor of backward societies. With a view to Latin America, Africa and Asia as well as to Europe and Germany, the book sharpens the view of the variety of forms and meanings that work has and can have for children. The author questions ingrained reflexes and supposed certainties and judgments and, based on several studies, shows that previous measures against child labor should be critically examined....

Letters, diaries, reminiscences, and oral interviews explore what it was like for children in the first settlement generation of the Great Plains.

Iqbal, a 13-year-old boy, fights for children's liberation. Bravely, he speaks out against children working long hours in carpet factories in Pakistan. Acclaimed author Francesco D'Adamo is internationally famous for his captivating adult fiction. Iqbal is D'Adamo's first young adult book to be published in the United States. Moore's sensational narration complements this remarkable story.